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    Home»Data»A virus almost as deadly as the flu has no FDA-approved vaccine: Epstein-Barr virus kills ~200,000 people/year, mainly through complications (ie cancer or multiple sclerosis). An mRNA vaccine for EBV is under development at Moderna, but the Trump/RFK admin’s cuts to vax funding threatens its future
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    A virus almost as deadly as the flu has no FDA-approved vaccine: Epstein-Barr virus kills ~200,000 people/year, mainly through complications (ie cancer or multiple sclerosis). An mRNA vaccine for EBV is under development at Moderna, but the Trump/RFK admin’s cuts to vax funding threatens its future

    November 13, 2025


    Image source (scientific article): "Approximately 143,000 deaths in 2010 were attributed to EBV-associated malignancies. This figure is likely to be an underestimate […] Development of a suitable vaccine could have a substantial impact on reducing this burden."

    See also (scientific article): "EBV was linked to approximately 239,700–357,900 new cases of cancer and 137,900–208,700 cancer deaths worldwide in 2020 […] This incidence is likely to be a conservative estimate as many other rare EBV-related cancers were beyond the scope of this review or remain under-reported and not included in the estimated number. It is projected that these relatively infrequent EBV-related cancers will add approximately 5000–15,000 cases"

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